Lost Boys of Sudan (2004)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:43
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: The Lost boys of Sudan works as both a riveting documentary and scathing indictment of colonialism.
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: LOST BOYS OF SUDAN, directed by San Francisco-based documentary filmmakers Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk, observes the experiences and impressions of two boys from Sudan who were brought to the United... [More]
Director: Megan Mylan, Jon Shenk
Reviews for Lost Boys of Sudan
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 3/4 |
The documentary trades in hope and humor, rather than despair. Full Review |
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4/4 |
A riveting movie. Full Review |
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B+ |
The scenes of Peter and Santino's adjustment to life in Houston -- a garbage disposal does what? -- are at once quotidian, poignant and absurd. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Shot on video, and with the look of a PBS entry, it nevertheless manages to function on several levels -- all of them complex and sophisticated. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Culture shock is hopelessly inadequate to describe the experience of the young subjects of the riveting documentary Lost Boys of Sudan. Full Review |
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3/4 |
In spite of their streets-paved-with-gold expectations, there is no Heaven on Earth Full Review |
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B |
Offers an opportunity to see a good movie and learn something about an issue that has received far too little attention in the U.S. press. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It might help you understand an unfamiliar face walking toward you on the street, and that's a great accomplishment for any film. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The film also doesn't get across the magnitude of the horror unfolding in the Sudan. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
This is a very moving filmed document. Full Review |
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3/4 |
[Takes] a fly-on-the-wall approach to capture the small triumphs and personal setbacks these young men face in their new lives. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The people who made Lost Boys of Sudan have a compelling story to tell, but they haven't quite put their fingers on it. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
A documentary about two refugees who come to the United States, it offers a detailed look at the hurdles they face but makes no attempt to analyze, explain or advocate changes that would help them. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Never less than a quietly heart-rending experience. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Lacking that exotic 'foreign' focus and by failing to address the hardships of their early lives, we're left with a routine film about teenagers making mistakes or growing up too fast. Full Review |
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B |
Reveals with remarkable clarity the clash of dreams vs. reality, hope vs. day-to-day despair. Full Review |
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B |
The fact that it's an old story doesn't mean that this new telling of it doesn't, in its rather simple and unaffected way, carry considerable impact. Full Review |
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